# CDC- Tips From Former Smokers — Ellie- Smoke and the LGBT Scene

Ellie never smoked, but in her midthirties she developed asthma from breathing other people's smoke. She worked in bars that served LGBT communities and noticed a lot of smokers. Ellie loved her work but had to quit her job to protect her health. In this video from CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign, Ellie talks about smoking and how people define their personal identity.

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http://streaming.cdc.gov/vod.php?id=1e7d1597ee563000154ce67b3118c3dc20140212080557624

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2014
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CDC-_Tips_From_Former_Smokers_%E2%80%94_Ellie-_Smoke_and_the_LGBT_Scene.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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